ROAD WIN MIRRORS LAST TIME
Galaxy dominate second half, beat Rapids to end winless streak

Alan Gordon scored the game-winner as the LA Galaxy defeated Colorado 3-1 Saturday for their first road win in more than 11 months.
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The Galaxy hadn't won a Major League Soccer game away from StubHub Center in more than 11 months, since they rallied with three unanswered second-half goals to beat the Colorado Rapids last Aug. 20.
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NEARLY A COMPLETE TEAM
Galaxy field nearly optimal lineup, with Dos Santos on the way, to end skid at Colorado
The Galaxy finally halted their 11-month-plus MLS winless streak away from StubHub Center, rallying for a 3-1 triumph Saturday night at Colorado, and in doing so sent a message to the rest of the league. Complete
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GALAXY ARE FINISHED FAST
Early Dynamo goals too much for shorthanded L.A. to overcome in South Texas heat
The Galaxy had enough going against them in Saturday night's Western Conference clash at Houston, with the extreme heat and humidity and 11 missing players, so when things went wrong at the start, they were done for. Complete
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OFFSIDE REMARKS Dempsey deserves a nice, long, stiff ban
I always thought that if Clint Dempsey was going to get into trouble again, it would be because of his elbows and not his hands.

Dempsey has a history of doing damage to the jaws of opponents in the past and as I have learned from covering sports all these years, old habits die hard.

CUTTONEíS CONCEPTS Taking the long view with the US National Team
CHESTER, Pa.---Letís be clear. Results matter in sports. Coaches who donít get results get fired. It's plain and simple. But there are different kind of results. Yes, winning the Gold Cup, appearing in the final, even winning the third place game should mean something. Same for getting to the Confederations Cup, even though it is a contrived tournament created by FIFA to further clog the calendar and extract money from fans and sponsors. But not winning those competitions (or in the case of the Confederations Cup not getting there) is not the end of the world.Complete
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